When Love Turns the Tables: The Mysterious Husband's Chase-Chapter 710: Mu Ke, Let’s Give It a Try (20)
Sheng Jiayu’s body stiffened slightly, quietly listening to Mu Ke’s words.
His voice was somewhat heavy, and it wasn’t difficult to discern the suppression and grief in his speech. Sheng Jiayu felt somewhat annoyed, yes, his loved one had just passed away, and she was bringing up such topics as if to comfort him, but it didn’t really help much.
Luckily, Mu Ke’s emotions were much better than she had anticipated, perhaps because he was a doctor, having seen so much of life and death, or perhaps because he had mentally prepared himself. The pain was certain, but it wasn’t overly shocking.
Somehow, the conversation steered away from this sad topic, and Mu Ke asked her about the book café. Sheng Jiayu answered truthfully.
As they continued talking, Sheng Jiayu suddenly fell silent for a moment and then spoke, "Some things, I think, are better laid out openly. Mu Ke, when I said let’s try, it wasn’t out of sympathy for you, nor was it because of Xin Ke’s provocation. Him coming to me was unexpected, but regardless of whether he comes or not, I actually wanted to say this to you."
Sheng Jiayu paused, then continued, "I don’t reject relationships, I just don’t know if I still have the ability to love someone. In fact, even now I don’t know. I don’t know why the thought of trying suddenly popped up, but I think I can try to make an effort to be a qualified girlfriend. What happens in the future, no one can tell, we’ll take it step by step. If you feel it’s not good, you can stop at any time, I don’t mind."
In fact, Sheng Jiayu’s words weren’t particularly pleasant. To put it bluntly, she just wants to try starting a new relationship, which is to say she indirectly admits that there’s still someone else in her heart now, and currently, she doesn’t love the man in front of her that much. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
But she spoke sincerely.
She loved Xin Ke for thirteen years. For that man, she gave up her youth, her dignity, her marriage. For someone like her to say she doesn’t care, is simply impossible.
She is a mature woman, and Mu Ke is also a mature man. They aren’t looking for intense passion, nor for vows of eternal love. They want to be grounded.
Maybe in the future, she’ll find that she likes Mu Ke but doesn’t love him as much. If Mu Ke can accept that, they can live their lives calmly together.
Maybe in the future, she’ll fully fall in love with this man again, and walk hand-in-hand with him through life in a steady, mature way.
Anything is possible, who can say for sure?
Not everyone is like Tang Yanqi, going around and around, having the boy who first moved her become her lifelong partner.
Not everyone can be that fortunate.
Mu Ke obviously understood. Before leaving, he respectfully kissed Sheng Jiayu’s forehead, "No need to learn how to be a qualified girlfriend. For Mu Ke’s girlfriend, there’s only one requirement: to be you."
Such words from a cool man seemed somewhat out of place, but he spoke them frankly, leaving one unsure if they should feel touched or amused.
When Mu Ke left, it was already late. Sheng Jiayu had intended to have him stay directly, as he had before.
But sensing their status had changed, bringing up such a suggestion again would seem even more ambiguous. Mu Ke seemed to think the same and didn’t show any intention of staying. Despite the late hour, he left decisively.
The living room returned to quietness. Sheng Jiayu looked at the flaming red roses on the coffee table, her lips unconsciously curling into a smile.
